Sources told CBSSports.com's Jeremy Fowler that each of the five power conferences -- the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC -- are likely to have at least one representative on the committee. College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock has said that the committee members could be officially unveiled as soon as the end of the current regular season.

The AP also reported that a former Air Force Academy superintendent, as well as an ex-NCAA executive with experience working the NCAA basketball tournament, are both expected to join the committee. But Rice is the first reported member of the committee who has no current ties to college athletics. Still, that could be a good thing, as SI.com's Stewart Mandel notes.